New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck has a ridiculous, yet awesome, new facemask that he will wear this season as the Giants try to defend their Super Bowl.
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Justin Tuck has an insanely protective new facemask (Picture)
Before long, Justin Tuck will be looking through a cage to try to see the football field in front of him. After he returned from a neck injury last season to help the Giants win a Super Bowl, Tuck had quite a few extra bars on his facemask to protect his neck from being jammed or poked at. The photo on the left that you see above shows Tuck’s facemask during the postseason last...
New York Giants re-sign Rocky Bernard, waive Jake Ballard after failed physical
The New York Giants announced on Monday that they have re-signed defensive tackle Rocky Bernard. In order to make room for Bernard, the team waived tight end Jake Ballard, who suffered a torn ACL and meniscus in Super Bowl XLVI. He was unable to pass the team's pre-training camp physical, which was conducted today.
Considering Ballard is at least a year away from returning...
Giants release injured tight end Ballard
The New York Giants, today, released tight end Jake Ballard, who tore his ACL in February’s Superbowl victory. Ballard was placed on the waived/injured list by the club some two months after undergoing microfracture surgery on his injured knee. Because the injury occurred so late in the 2011 NFL season, Ballard is not expected to play this year.The move is one made to free up a...
Victor Cruz has female fans not making sense
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Coughlin preaching 'improvement' at Giants' minicamp
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New York Giants’ David Diehl Arrested on Suspicion of Drunken Driving
Over the past several years, the New York Giants have been one of the best teams in the NFL not only on the field, but also in terms of staying out of legal trouble. However, Sarah Armaghan of the New York Daily News reports that last night, New York Giants offensive linemen David Diehl was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
Diehl was reportedly watching the Croatia...
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Bill Belichick Refutes Breaking 'Unwritten Rules' in Signing Jake Ballard Away From Giants
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Patriots claim TE Ballard off waivers from Giants
The New England Patriots have claimed tight end Jake Ballard off waivers from the New York Giants.
Also, the Patriots placed rookie tight end Brad Herman on injured reserve Tuesday.
Ballard, 24, spent two seasons with the Giants after being signed as a rookie free agent out of Ohio State in 2010. He was released by the Giants on Monday after he failed a physical. Ballard tore the...
Patriots pick up Jake Ballard
According to Jake Ballard’s agent Blake Baratz, his client was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots on Tuesday.
Ballard was waived on Monday by the New York Giants, who were likely going to place him on injured reserve once he cleared waivers, but he didn’t.
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Patriots claim Jake Ballard off waivers
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According to Jake Ballard’s agent Blake Baratz, his client was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots on Tuesday.
Ballard was waived on Monday by the New York Giants, who were likely going to place him on injured reserve once he cleared waivers, but he didn’t.
Ballard likely won’t play a down in 2012 for the Patriots, since he’s still recovering from...
NFL, NFLPA Considering Increased Player Discipline For DUIs
The NFL and NFL Players Association are expected to continue to look at increased discipline for driving-under-the-influence, in the wake of an incident involving New York Giants offensive lineman David Diehl on Sunday, Albert Breer of NFL.com reports. DUIs fall under the substance abuse policy, and the league and union are still operating under the terms of the 2010 substance abuse...
Tom Coughlin Expresses Disappointment in Losing Jake Ballard to the Patriots
New York Giants head coach wasn’t very happy when the New England Patriots grabbed tight end Jake Ballard off of waivers Tuesday.
Ballard was waived to make room for defensive end Rocky Bernard, but the injured tight end was then surprisingly signed by the Pats.
“Discouraged is a minor description,” Coughlin told ESPN New York. “Very disappointing. I am not going to have...
Patriots Claim TE Ballard
The New England Patriots were awarded New York Giants tight end Jake Ballard off the waiver wire, the team announced.
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